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Cerno Reaches another Milestone at Dwell on Design 2013
Four years ago Cerno’s founders started conceptualizing where they wanted to take their new venture. Three years ago Cerno unveiled its first prototypes at Dwell on Design 2010. The young California based modern design company returns to Dwell on Design on June 21st with several new products that are a testament to Cerno’s evolution and progress.
The Chicago Gift Market Announces July Event Lineup
Retail buyers can expect a robust and exhilarating schedule of sponsored market events, as well as exciting new product lines, while attending the Chicago Gift Market July 18-24 at the iconic Merchandise Mart.
his world-class market, known for its Midwest hospitality, will offer attendees an extraordinary line-up from new and established vendors across all categories including Gourmet, Beckman’s Handcraft, Design Centric, Emerging Artist, Fashion and Gift. The Chicago Gift Market continues to expand to help buyers differentiate their product mix.
Roman Commits to Multiple 2013 Donations to Fisher House
Roman continues to enrich the lives of others by making contributions to various organizations nationwide. For 2013, Roman has committed to offering multiple donations to the Fisher House of Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital in Illinois.
Throughout the year, Roman will donate 50% of the sales from their “Protect our Heroes” pocket tokens to the foundation. Roman offers four different pocket tokens featuring the logo of a different military branch (Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines). Each token comes carded with a prayer printed on the back.
Gift In A Card Company
Save hours of agonizing search for the right gift for those special occasions that occur throughout the year.
The Gift in a Card Company is introducing a new patent pending all in one – gift – message and wrapper.
The Gift in a Card Co, a Florida based operation is pioneering a new way for retailers and online vendors to sell high impulse gifts that include a greeting card and wrapping. Their current introduction is the Everrose – a real rose grown in Ecuador and specially processed with a moisturizer that lets the rose stay soft and natural looking for a year or longer.
Monkeez Makes a Difference to Give Away Charity Event Kits for Independent Retailers During Summer Markets
Monkeez Makes a Difference, the educational, charitable program for children from MVP Brands, announces it will give away charity event kits to retailers in all Monkeez Makes a Difference showrooms during summer markets including Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas and New York.
Happiness is Cozy Pair of Gift Shops in Stone Harbor, Ocean City
Stone Harbor, NJ – John Settelen and his wife, Kathy, had no experience in retail before opening the gift and clothing stores Onni in Ocean City and Stone Harbor.
Settelen had spent a career as a certified public accountant working with investment companies in the energy industry. His wife was a stay-at-home mom.
“I left the corporate world. I was a CPA and knew I could handle the business side. She is a people-person. We just had to understand the business,” he said.
Tortuga Designs the Place for Homemade Jewelry, Gifts
Mt. Juliet, TN – If you love homemade jewelry and interesting gifts and antiques, Tortuga Designs Jewelry & Gift Shop is the place for you.
Open in April, Tortuga is filled to the brim with homemade jewelry created by owner Lisa Stewart.
There is nothing plastic or acrylic, everything is made with semi-precious stones.
“This was my love,” said Stewart said of making jewelry.
Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? 48% of Americans, That’s Who
Despite all the challenges small businesses have faced in the past five years, seven out of ten of entrepreneurs would start their businesses all over again.
French Bull and Jarden Consumer Solutions Bring Deliciously Fresh Flavor to the Kitchen with New Product Line at Target
French Bull, the lifestyle brand that spans boundaries from the home to the street, has become as limitless as the spectrum from which it draws its inspiration. The international brand now adds a striking look to the kitchen through its licensing collaboration with Jarden Consumer Solutions, offering consumers a chance to express their individual personality with French Bull’s pop culture signature style and leading appliance brands, Crock Pot®, Mr. Coffee® and Oster®.
The collection will introduce a line of staple kitchen appliances which include a Crock-Pot® Slow Cooker; Mr.
Dallas Market Center and Park Hill Collections Partner on Free Wi-Fi for Buyers
Dallas Market Center today announced that its extensive, complimentary Wi-Fi will be provided by Dallas Market Center and sponsored by Park Hill Collections (WTC 3-318), during this week’s Total Home & Gift Market (June 19-25). The coverage, in combination with the Dallas Market Mobile App, makes Dallas the most tech-savvy and efficient marketplace for buyers to do business.
Dallas Growth Momentum Continues with More than 75 New and Expanded Companies
Dallas Market Center continues a significant expansion of line offerings across all product categories with more than 55 new and almost two dozen company expansions for the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market, June 19-25, 2013.
New companies and expansions in the World Trade Center include:
1st Floor
Acme Kitchen Gear (new)
Artistic Creations (new)
DeBrand, Inc.
Everybody’s Ayurveda Introduces Major Expansion of Soulveda Ayurvedic Home Décor for Independent Retailers
Everybody’s Ayurveda, an MVP Brands company and the first Ayurvedic lifestyle brand in the country, introduces a significant expansion of its Soulveda home décor collection featuring products that are globally inspired and designed to promote wellness. The expanded line features more than 100 home décor designs made from natural materials such as mango wood hand‐ carved and hand‐painted by artisans around the world, soapstone and iron.
Global Toy Experts and Creativity Inc. Bring Together the Leaders of the World’s Play Industries at the First World Congress of Play
The World Congress of Play, the first conference to gather members of every field of the “play industry,” will be making history this fall. Produced by Richard Gottlieb, CEO,Global Toy Experts and Charles Albert, CEO, Creativity Inc., this historic three-day conference will provide an environment for breaking down silos; inspiring new ideas, encouraging new relationships and uniting all members of the play industry as they create a play economy for the 21st century.
Introducing Clyde! Limited Edition Britannia Teddy Bear
The Royal Yacht Britannia, in Edinburgh, is delighted to introduce Clyde, a commemorative limited edition teddy bear handcrafted in Great Britain. Britannia commissioned renowned toy manufacturer Merrythought to create the golden mohair bear in celebration of Britannia’s 60th Anniversary (1953-2013). With a limited edition of 150 and retailing at £150.00, each teddy is individually numbered and beautifully presented in a navy and gold embossed box.
Clyde’s name was inspired from Britannia’s shipbuilding roots.
ShoppingTown Gift Shop Adds More Vendors in Larger Space
Dewitt, NY – The We Are Made in CNY gift store at ShoppingTown Mall keeps getting bigger.
Susann Panek opened the shop in a small space next to GNC in November. At the time, she was looking for a more permanent spot to sell her Pint Sized Pies for the holidays.
She previously sold the pies-in-a-jar at the CNY Regional Market. When she locked up the store at ShoppingTown, she decided to invite some of her friends from the market along for the ride.
In Cape Girardeau Boutiques, Items are Hand-Picked at Markets Coast to Coast
Cape Girardeau, MO – If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind shopping experience, small businesses are the way to go.
In downtown Cape Girardeau, you won’t find trucks delivering clothing and jewelry en masse. Instead, store owners travel to markets from Atlanta to Dallas to Los Angeles, where they hand pick and order every single item to sell in their store. We talked to three shop owners about the market experience.
Sweet Dreams Come True at Detroit Chocolat
Sterling Heights, MI – There’s no such thing as a bad day in a candy store, according to Casey Petz.
He should know.
Chocolate runs in his blood: He’s a fourth-generation chocolatier (the great-grandson of Ervin and Julia Morley of Morley Candy Makers) and he spent a decade working for Morley. Even though he’s a full-time elementary school teacher, Petz was unable to resist the pull of chocolate and in 2010 started Detroit Chocolat in Sterling Heights (to the delight of his mother and his wife whom he calls a “chocolate addict.”)
Elmhurst Boutique Offers More Than Fashion
Elmhurst, IL – When Leslie Pozen and Angie Pool met at a St. Patrick’s Day party, they instantly knew they’d be friends. But two years after the chance meeting, they’re also business partners.
“We connected immediately,” Pool said.
Now the two operate Rouse, a specialty boutique and studio in downtown Elmhurst that opened late last year. Pool was ready to retire from the corporate world, where she’d worked for almost 30 years, when Pozen’s growing ellu handbag business demanded more than a basement workshop.
Tappingworld of Special Olive Oils
Gloucester, MA – “There are no olive trees in Gloucester,” my husband said.
I had told him a friend and I were checking out the Newburyport Olive Oil Co., which opened in November as the “sister” store to the Cape Ann Olive Oil Co. in Gloucester, which opened January 2012.
He’s right about the trees. But you could argue that lifelong Gloucester residents Lauren and Eric Negron have imported something better: extra virgin olive oils from around the world.
After Sandy, Ink Runs Again
Fairhaven, NJ – After Hurricane Sandy barreled though the East Coast and demolished the former Sea Bright location of Ink, a stylish paper and gift boutique, store owner Shayne Wolfe took matters into her own hands.
On May 29, she re-opened shop at 803 River Road in Fair Haven.
Ink provides customers with more than just customized cocktail napkins and guest towels; Wolfe goes above and beyond for her clientele, making every trip to Ink personal.